Control Strategy of a Two-Lap Connection Converter

Two-lap sequential control converters are usually adopted to supply and improve the power factor of input side. The line harmonic damage generated by a sequential control thyristor converter can be serious. To solve this problem and seek an optimum control strategy, we derived the changeable regular of the line-input-current, the fundamental-frequency-current, the harmonic-current-content and the harmonic total distortion ratio of the converter at different firing angles. We obtained relevant data from experiments with a sequential control system of a DC 2.2kW/220V motor. With the example of the operating condition of a DC mine elevator, the harmonic current is two times approximately in sequential control compared to synchronous control when the firing angle of the two converters differs in 30°. At different operating states of a two-lap connection converter, the ideal strategy is an exchange between sequential control and synchronous control, by which we can achieve the complementary goal of improving the power factor and harmonic effect. All analytical conclusions are supported by simulation and experimental results.